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Texas AG Ken Paxton announces run for US Senate
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced on Fox News’ The Ingraham Angle Tuesday night that he will run for the U.S. Senate.
The announcement comes as Paxton no longer faces the cloud of a federal corruption investigation that loomed over him as he rose up the ranks in the Republican Party.
The announcement by Paxton, a close ally of President Donald Trump and a MAGA firebrand, comes two weeks after Republican Sen. John Cornyn officially launched his re-election campaign as he bids for a fifth six-year term serving Texas in the Senate.
«It’s time for a change in Texas,» Paxton told Fox News’ Laura Ingraham, before acknowledging Sen. Ted Cruz, Texas’ other Republican senator. «It’s time that we have another great senator that will actually stand up and fight for Republican values, fight for the values of the people of Texas and also support Donald Trump in the areas that he’s focused on in a very significant way.»
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks at a news conference in Dallas, June 22, 2017. On Tuesday, Paxton announced that he will run for the U.S. Senate. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)
On Sunday, Cornyn said he was looking forward to «the competition» amid rumors of Paxton’s candidacy.
«Ken Paxton is a fraud,» Cornyn’s campaign charged in a social media post after Paxton’s announcement. «He talks tough on crime and then lets crooked progressive Lina Hidalgo off the hook. He says his impeachment trial was a sham but he didn’t contest the facts in legal filings which will cost the state millions.»
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«He says he’s anti-woke but he funnels millions of taxpayer dollars to lawyers who celebrate DEI,» the post continued. «And Ken claims to be a man of faith but uses fake Uber accounts to meet his girlfriend and deceive his family.»
Cornyn’s campaign noted that the incumbent senator has voted with Trump more than 95% of current senators. Trump and Texas need a «battle-tested conservative» who knows how to protect his agenda in the Senate and won’t be outsmarted by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and the Democrats, the campaign said.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas. (Fox News Digital)
The announcement from Paxton puts the gears in motion for what may be an extremely expensive and bruising GOP primary battle, pitting the remaining establishment and business factions of the Republican Party versus the ascendant MAGA wing.
«It sets the table for the most expensive primary in Texas. It will be a brutal battle,» veteran Republican strategist Dave Carney told Fox News. Carney, the longtime top political adviser to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, noted that the announcement by Paxton also «opens up the attorney general’s race. There will probably be a very competitive primary for that and we’re going to have a lot of musical chairs down ballot.»
Matt Mackowiak, a veteran Republican strategist and communications consultant based in Texas and Washington, D.C., said «this is going to be the most expensive, nastiest, most aggressive, most personal U.S. Senate primary in Texas history.»
«You have two candidates who are going to raise significant funds, who are in significant positions, who do not like each and have not liked each other, whose teams do not like each other and the stakes could not be higher,» he emphasized.
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Paxton’s announcement was not a huge surprise, as he has long claimed Cornyn does not represent the conservative values of Texans and has accused the senator of not being an ally of Trump.
He has also regularly labeled Cornyn a «RINO,» a «Republican in name only» and an insult MAGA and «America First» Republicans have regularly used to criticize more mainstream or establishment members of the GOP.
Paxton, who has been Texas’ top prosecutor since 2015, has regularly criticized his GOP rival, pointing to Cornyn’s position on a border wall and opposing Trump during the 2016 election.
Cornyn also previously came under criticism from conservatives after he helped push a bipartisan gun control bill after the 2022 mass shooting at a Uvalde, Texas elementary school that killed 19 students and two teachers.
Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton at his primary night celebration, on March 1, 2022, in McKinney, Texas. (Fox News – Paul Steinhauser)
Paxton, for a couple of years, had flirted with a primary challenge against the 73-year-old Cornyn, a former state senator, former Texas Supreme Court justice, and former state attorney general, who first won election to the U.S. Senate in 2002.
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«I can’t think of a single thing he’s accomplished for our state or even for the country,» Paxton said in a September 2023 interview on the Fox News Channel. «Somebody needs to step up and run against this guy,» adding, «everything’s on the table for me.»
Fast-forward to earlier this year, and Paxton, at a county GOP meeting in Texas, told supporters that one of the things «we need to do, and I might play a role in this, is replace John Cornyn in the U.S. Senate.»
And in a Fox News Digital interview in January, Paxton acknowledged that he was «looking potentially at the U.S. Senate.»
Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks at an event outside the Texas Statehouse, on Feb. 28, 2022 in Austin. (Fox News – Paul Steinhauser)
Cornyn, during the early stages of the 2024 Republican presidential nomination race, had said he would prefer that the GOP take a new direction, which angered Trump. But the senator endorsed Trump in late January of last year, after the then-former president won both the Iowa caucuses and the New Hampshire primary, the first two contests in the Republican presidential nomination calendar.
Since Trump returned to the White House three months ago, Cornyn has been supportive of the president’s Cabinet nominees and agenda.
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And in the senator’s campaign launch video last month, the announcer highlighted that during Trump’s first term in office, «Texas Sen. John Cornyn had his back.»
As he gears up for what will most certainly be his roughest re-election of his decades-long career, Cornyn has the backing of the top Republican in the Senate, Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D.
And Republican sources confirm to Fox News that Thune, as well as National Republican Senatorial Committee chair Sen. Tim Scott, have personally asked Trump to back Cornyn.
Sen. John Cornyn speaks during a Senate Finance Committee hearing, on Capitol Hill, March 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
The president’s grip on the GOP is stronger than ever and any endorsement Trump may make in the emerging Republican Senate primary in Texas would be extremely influential.
Making Cornyn’s path to renomination even more difficult is a possible Senate bid by Rep. Wesley Hunt, who represents a Houston area district.
The third-term 43-year-old Texas Republican and rising MAGA star has made his case to the president’s political team, sources confirm to Fox News. Hunt’s argument is that he’s the only person who can win both a GOP primary and a general election, a source familiar with the discussions confirmed to Fox News.
An outside group supportive of Hunt is currently spending seven figures to run ads across the Lone Star State to increase the lawmaker’s name ID.
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GOP Rep. Wesley Hunt of Texas headlines the opening of the first Trump campaign office in Pennsylvania, on June 4, 2024, in Philadelphia. (Fox News – Paul Steinhauser)
Some Republican operatives and strategists worry that a primary battle in Texas could cost up to $100 million, potentially diverting much-needed resources from other races.
While Paxton is very popular with the conservative base of the party, it’s not clear at this point what Trump will do regarding the race. And political strategists note that toppling Cornyn in a GOP primary will likely be a very expensive proposition, and it’s not clear if Paxton can raise the money needed for victory.
«This says two things. One, Paxton sees an opportunity. And two, him getting in this early shows he needs the maximum time possible to try to raise money,» Mackowiak said. He added that Paxton «has received some negative feedback on fundraising.»
Paxton grabbed national attention in 2020 for filing the unsuccessful Texas vs. Pennsylvania case in the Supreme Court that tried to overturn former President Joe Biden’s razor-thin win over Trump in the Keystone State, and for speaking at the Trump rally near the White House that immediately preceded the deadly Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol by right-wing extremists aiming to disrupt congressional certification of Biden’s Electoral College victory.
During Biden’s four years in the White House, Paxton took the administration to court numerous times.
While Paxton, who’s in his third four-year term as Texas attorney general, has long been a legal warrior in the MAGA movement, he also has plenty of personal political baggage.
Paxton was indicted on securities fraud charges soon after taking office in 2015, and more recently came under investigation by the FBI over bribery and corruption allegations from former top staffers. And in 2022, he survived a bruising primary amid his many legal difficulties.
In 2023, Paxton was impeached by the Texas House of Representatives, but he was later acquitted of all charges by the state Senate.
The charges in the long-running federal corruption probe were dropped during the final weeks of the Biden administration.
The attorney general also faced an investigation by the Texas State Bar for his efforts to overturn the 2020 election results.
While Paxton for years has denied any wrongdoing and has survived his legal fights, he would likely continue to face tough optics and plenty of incoming fire over his past predicaments during a Senate showdown.
Colin Allred, last year’s Democratic Senate nominee in Texas, speaks at a campaign rally in Houston on Oct. 25. (Reuters/Marco Bello)
The eventual winner of next year’s GOP primary will be considered the favorite in the general election against whomever the Democrats nominate.
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Former Rep. Colin Allred has said he’ll decide by this summer if he’ll mount a 2026 Senate campaign.
Allred, a former Baylor University football player and NFL linebacker who later represented Texas’ 32nd Congressional District (which includes parts of Dallas and surrounding suburbs), was last year’s Democratic challenger in the race against Cruz.
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EN VIVO: Camboya prometió una respuesta “decisiva” tras los bombardeos de Tailandia: “No cederemos a la presión”
Soldados tailandeses y camboyanos intercambiaron disparos este jueves en múltiples puntos de su frontera disputada, dejando al menos tres civiles heridos y provocando evacuaciones en la provincia tailandesa de Surin. La escalada ocurre en medio del colapso diplomático entre ambos países, que se acusan mutuamente de iniciar las hostilidades y han retirado a sus respectivos embajadores.
Los enfrentamientos comenzaron en la mañana, cerca del templo milenario de Prasat Ta Moan Thom, un sitio arqueológico en territorio reclamado por ambas naciones. A medida que avanzaban las horas, los choques se extendieron a otras zonas fronterizas, incluyendo las provincias de Preah Vihear (Camboya) y Ubon Ratchathani (Tailandia). Un video en directo desde el lado tailandés mostró a residentes corriendo hacia búnkeres mientras se escuchaban explosiones.
La situación se agravó tras un ataque con minas antipersonales que dejó cinco soldados tailandeses heridos, uno de ellos con la amputación de una pierna. Tailandia acusó a Camboya de colocar nuevos explosivos en senderos considerados seguros. Nom Pen rechazó la acusación y respondió que las detonaciones podrían deberse a artefactos sin detonar de guerras pasadas.
A continuación la cobertura en vivo de los enfrentamientos entre Tailandia y Camboya:
China expresó su “profunda preocupación” por los enfrentamientos entre Tailandia y Camboya
El gobierno chino manifestó este jueves su “profunda preocupación” ante la escalada militar entre Tailandia y Camboya, en el marco de una disputa fronteriza de larga data. El portavoz del Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, Guo Jiakun, instó a ambas partes a resolver sus diferencias “mediante el diálogo y la consulta”.
Guo añadió que China mantendrá una “posición justa e imparcial” frente al conflicto, y reiteró el llamado de Beijing a evitar una mayor desestabilización en la región.
Tailandia calificó de “brutal” la ofensiva de Camboya y aseguró que fue dirigida contra infraestructura civil
El gobierno de Tailandia condenó este jueves a Camboya por lo que calificó como una conducta “inhumana, brutal y sedienta de guerra”, tras un ataque de artillería que, según Bangkok, alcanzó viviendas e infraestructura civil en zonas cercanas a la frontera en disputa.
El portavoz gubernamental, Jirayu Houngsub, instó a la comunidad internacional a pronunciarse contra lo que describió como una agresión directa a la población civil. El bombardeo habría dejado al menos un siete muertos y varios heridos, según cifras preliminares.
Camboya solicitó al Consejo de Seguridad de la ONU una reunión urgente por los enfrentamientos con Tailandia
El gobierno de Camboya solicitó este jueves al Consejo de Seguridad de las Naciones Unidas que aborde de forma urgente lo que calificó como una “agresión militar premeditada” por parte de las fuerzas armadas de Tailandia. La petición fue formulada por el primer ministro camboyano, Hun Manet, mediante una carta dirigida al embajador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, representante permanente de Pakistán ante la ONU y presidente del Consejo de Seguridad durante el mes de julio.
En el documento, Hun Manet detalla una serie de ataques armados presuntamente iniciados por Tailandia durante la mañana del jueves en varios puntos estratégicos de la frontera. Según el texto, las acciones militares tailandesas se dirigieron contra posiciones camboyanas en las provincias de Preah Vihear y Oddar Meanchey, incluyendo los templos de Tamoan Thom y Ta Krabey, así como la zona de Mom Bei.
China pidió a sus ciudadanos evitar la frontera entre Camboya y Tailandia ante el aumento del conflicto
La Embajada de China en Camboya instó este jueves a sus ciudadanos a mantenerse alejados de las zonas cercanas a la frontera con Tailandia, en medio del enfrentamiento militar entre ambos países por una disputa territorial. Mediante un comunicado, la misión diplomática pidió “mantenerse vigilantes y tomar precauciones adicionales para garantizar su seguridad personal”.
Al menos 7 muertos y más de 14 heridos en Tailandia tras los ataques fronterizos con Camboya
El jefe del distrito de Kantharalak indicó que un cohete impactó una tienda de conveniencia en Ban Nam Yen, a unos 20 kilómetros del área en disputa
Al menos siete personas murieron este jueves en medio de los enfrentamientos armados entre Tailandia y Camboya, según informó la Policía Real Tailandesa, mientras se mantienen los combates a lo largo de la frontera disputada.
Camboya prometió una respuesta “decisiva” tras los bombardeos de Tailandia: “No cederemos a la presión”
El Ministerio de Defensa calificó el ataque como una “agresión militar brutal, bárbara y violenta” por parte del gobierno tailandés, al que también acusó de violar el derecho internacional
El Ministerio de Defensa de Camboya confirmó este jueves que aviones F-16 tailandeses bombardearon su territorio, en lo que calificó como una “agresión militar brutal, bárbara y violenta” que marcó una grave escalada del conflicto fronterizo con Tailandia. Además, advirtió que responderá de manera decisiva.
Tailandia cerró todos los pasos fronterizos con Camboya
Un alto funcionario militar tailandés confirmó a la agencia Reuters que el Gobierno de Tailandia ordenó el cierre de todos los puntos fronterizos con Camboya. La medida se toma en medio de la creciente escalada del conflicto entre ambos países, tras los enfrentamientos armados y los recientes ataques aéreos.
Camboya confirmó los bombardeos aéreos de Tailandia en territorio fronterizo
El Ministerio de Defensa de Camboya confirmó que Tailandia lanzó ataques aéreos sobre su territorio, utilizando cazas para arrojar dos bombas sobre una carretera. La información fue difundida por medios estatales y replicada por la agencia Reuters.
Además, las autoridades camboyanas acusaron a Tailandia de violar un acuerdo vigente entre ambos países al abrir fuego contra su ejército.
Tailandia lanzó ataques aéreos contra objetivos militares de Camboya en plena escalada fronteriza
La Segunda Región del Ejército tailandés confirmó en un comunicado que destruyeron instalaciones de las Divisiones 8 y 9 del Ejército de Camboya, unidades identificadas como comandos de fuerzas especiales
Tailandia bombardeó este jueves posiciones militares en territorio camboyano, en un nuevo episodio de escalada en el conflicto fronterizo entre ambos países. La Segunda Región del Ejército tailandés confirmó en un comunicado que cazas F-16 destruyeron instalaciones correspondientes a las Divisiones 8 y 9 del Ejército camboyano, identificadas como unidades de fuerzas especiales.
Tailandia pidió a sus ciudadanos que abandonen Camboya tras el enfrentamiento militar fronterizo
La Embajada tailandesa en Nom Pen advirtió que los ataques podrían prolongarse y expandirse
La Embajada de Tailandia en Camboya emitió este jueves una alerta urgente dirigida a todos los ciudadanos tailandeses en territorio camboyano, recomendando su salida inmediata y segura ante el aumento de las tensiones bilaterales tras un nuevo enfrentamiento armado en la frontera entre ambos países.
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ICE places detainer on illegal immigrant facing charges for allegedly killing teen: ‘Evil crimes’
Attacks on ICE agents up 830% since 2024, DHS reports
New York Post financial correspondent Lydia Moynihan and National Review senior writer Noah Rothman discuss New York Democrats’ push for legislation that would ban ICE and law enforcement agents from wearing masks.
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EXCLUSIVE: Immigration and Customs Enforcement lodged a detainer against an illegal immigrant who allegedly murdered a 15-year-old and attempted to rape the child’s mother.
Gildardo Amandor-Martinez, 36, attempted to rape his girlfriend, Aleida Lopez, in Morehead, Kentucky, on Sunday, at their apartment, then allegedly bit her left hand, armpit, and hurt her arm.
While trying to protect his mother, the 15-year-old, Luis Lopez, was allegedly shot three times by Amandor-Martinez. The suspect then proceeded to assault Lopez’s daughter, also a minor, with a firearm, according to Fox 56.
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Gildardo Amandor-Martinez was arrested on murder and attempted rape charges this week in Morehead, Kentucky. (Rowan County Detention Center)
The outlet reported that he’s been charged with murder, first-degree assault, and first-degree attempted rape.
He attempted to enter the United States three times before successfully doing so in 2021 at the southern border, but managed to enter the U.S. as a «gotaway» at an unspecified time and location, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
During the Biden administration, there were hundreds of thousands of «known gotaways» by federal immigration authorities, including 670,674 in fiscal year 2023 alone.
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The U.S. southern border near El Paso, Texas. (Fox News Photo/Joshua Comins)
«15-year-old Luis Lopez died trying to save his mother from this criminal illegal alien who was attempting to rape her. Gildardo Amandor-Martinez is a rapist and cold-blooded killer who should have never been in this country,» DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement.
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«The Biden administration’s open-border policies allowed this monster to walk American streets and commit these evil crimes, including murder, assault, and attempted rape, against a mother and her children. ICE has placed an arrest detainer to ensure Amandor-Martinez will not be released onto America’s streets and allowed to terrorize American families again,» McLaughlin added.
Rowan County Senior High School mourned the loss of Lopez in a statement posted to Facebook.
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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks during a news conference where she announced that most airline passengers will no longer have to remove their shoes at security checkpoints on Tuesday, July 8, 2025, at Reagan National Airport in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
«We are saddened to lose one of our own today. Luis was a sweet child who worked hard to do his best everyday at school,» the post stated. «We extend our deepest sympathies to everyone that loved Luis. Even though it is summertime, if a student or adult needs any assistance, our office is open each day from 8:00 to 3:00 this week where you can reach out.»
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DHS says detainers are used to prevent the release of an individual behind bars before they can be transferred into the custody of federal authorities.
Jenny Frazier, communications director for the city of Morehead, told Fox News that the city is working with «state and federal partners» in the ongoing investigation.
«While it does remain an active investigation, we are pretty much directing all those specific questions concerning ICE to ICE themselves, but there is the decision on the detainer that is just at the discretion of the federal level. So the city of Moorhead is not involved with any of the enforcement,» she added.
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Noelia Núñez pidió a los dirigentes del PSOE salpicados en escándalos que también renuncien. Foto: X/@noelia_nQuién es Noelia Núñez, la «Ayuso de Fuenlabrada»
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